Ch. Plantey Canteloup

Ch. Plantey Canteloup Rosé is made by the Grandeau family from grapes grown in vineyards in Bordeaux on the right bank of the Garonne river. As well as the vineyards, the Grandeau family also own about 50 hectares of various other properties which include Ch. Lauduc, the family home.

Winemaker Hervé Grandeau macerates the grapes for 72 hours and then employs a traditional vinification process in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks to make this modern rosé from 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.

This is the very opposite of the shy and retiring style of rosé made in Provence, and depending on one’s point of view, all the better for it. Deeply coloured, correspondingly full-bodied and joyously fruity. Lifted and fragrant on the nose, the palate manages the neat trick of being creamy and zesty at the same time, rather in the style of a raspberry panna cotta. Drink right now, ice cold, with a huge pile of langoustines and a quivering bowl of aioli.